Fertilizer-distributer and planter.



G. B. CLARK. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER 11111 PLANTER.

11011161111011 FILED 00123, 1908.

Patented May 28,1912. 2

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c. B. CLARK. FERTILIZER DIS'IRIBUTER AND PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED 001 23, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GYRIL B. CLARK, or NEW ALBANY, INDIANA,ASSIGNOR To B. r. AVERY" & soNs, or V LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ACORPORATION or KENTUCKY.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER AND PLANTER.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed October 23, 1908. Serial No. 459,274.

. 5 State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fertilizer- Distributers and Planters; and I do hereby declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to means for distributing fertilizer etc. andparticularly to that type thereof in which the distributer is givenvibratory motion for the purpose of shaking the matter therefrom. Themost important object of the present invention is to provide machines ofthe class stated with a new, efiective and greatly simplified means forgiving shaking or vibratory movement to the part containing the matterto be distributed, from the periph- *-ery of the ground engaging wheel.-This object is well accomplished by inter-posing between the peripheryof the ground-engaging wheel and the distributing receptacle a journaled cam which is carried by the receptacle and directly engages theperiphery of said wheel. It further is well accomplished by providingbetween mounted receptacle and the ground-engaging wheel a support forsaid receptacle which is rotatively engaged with the periphery of saidwheel and has a shoulder whereby it is adapted to effect abrupt changesin the position of the receptacle, the

latter falling suddenly at each rotation of the support, by reason ofthe shoulder on the latter.

In the accompanying drawings the inven- Similar characters of referencedesignate corresponding parts in the several views.

a suitably The features which are made the subject of the presentapplication for patent are exemplified as applied to a movably mountedreceptacle intended for fertilizer, and as embodied in a machine whereinfertilizer is distributed and seed is planted: but it will be understoodthat the novel features are capable of use for the distribution of othermaterial than .fertilizer and that it is not essential that they beembodied in a machine which also embraces means for the planting ofseed. In other words, the seed planting means may be omitted withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and further, if considereddesirable, the retained receptacle may be employed for the distributionof other material than fertilizerl Describing the invention withreference to the particular detailed embodiment thereof hereinexemplified, 10 designates a main frame whose forward end is preferablyupturned, as shown at 11, and provided with openings, through whichsuitable draft means 12 may be connected. This frame is supported uponone or more ground-engaging wheels 12 of any approved construction. Twowheels are shown.

Upon the frame is mounted a suitable seed receptacle 13 having anyapproved seeding mechanism and a chute 14 leads therefrom to the desiredpoint in the furrow. A covering blade 15, a covering drag 16, and" afurrow opener 17 all carried by the frame, provide suitable soil tillingmeans. Between the furrow opener 17 and the covering blade 15 there isarranged a shoe 30 which is suitably secured to the frame 10, as by abracket 29, and has wings 31 adapted to mold the sides of the furrow toprepare it for the reception of the seed discharged. from the receptacle13. This shoe is held in operative engagement with the ground by acompression spring 34.

which is secured between an arm 33 of the shoe and a bracket 32 on theframe 10, the pressure of the spring serving, to force the shoe towardthe. ground and at the same time to allow it to be automaticallyelevated to clear stones or other obstructions encountered in thefurrow.

21 designates the receptacle to which the novel features of the presentinvention are applied. This receptacle, in the present .eX-emplification of the invention, is particularly intended for fertilizer,and it will be hereinafter referred to as a fertilizer re; ceptaclewithout, however, intending thereby to restrict the invention thereto.It is pivotally connected with the upper ends of uprights 18 which aremounted upon the frame 10. The illustrated means for the connectioncomprise studs or pivot pins 20 which are rigidly secured to thereceptacle 21 by means of brackets 22 and are mounted in bearings 19 atthe upper ends of the up rights 18. The pivotal connection preferably isarranged off the center of the receptacle. This fertilizer receptacle isprovided with a slide 23 by which the area of its discharge opening isregulated. This slide is adjustably held by suitable means, such, forexample, as the thumb nut 2st and its bolt suitably engaged with theslide and receptacle.

A chute 25 is arranged below the discharge opening to convey thefertilizer material to the desired point in the furrow, and this chuteis shown as being so disposed that it will discharge the fertilizerdirectly in the rear of the furrow opener 17 and in advance of the shoe30. It is mounted adjacent to the wheels 12, and between it and theperipheral surfaces of said wheels are elements 28 which are rotatablyengaged with the peripheral surfaces of the wheels and act to givejogging or vibrator 1 motion to the receptacle whereby the materialcontained therein is shaken or moved toward the discharge. It ispreferred to use two of such elements 28, one engaged with each wheel,but this is not essential, nor is it essential that two ground-engagingwheels be employed. It is desirable that this rotative element 28, oreach of the same if more than one be employed, be of a nature adapted toproduce abrupt changes in the position of the receptacle, whereby thematerial may be most effectively shaken or knocked therefrom, or towardthe outlet thereof. It is also highly desirable, by reason of thesimplicity of construction possible therefrom, so to correlate thereceptacle, the ground-engaging wheel and said rotative element that thereceptacle will have a support from the peripheral surface of theground-engaging wheel, the rotative element referred to acting as anintermediary. These several desirable features are embodied in the mostsatisfactory form in the construction herein illustrated, but it is tobe understood that this construction is merely exemplary and that itsdetails may be varied without departing from the spirit of the inventionor the scope of the subjoined claims. This construction is as follows:The receptacle 21 is mounted adjacent to the peripheral surfaces of theground-engaging wheels 12 and its pivot points are so disposed as toinduce it to move pivotally toward said peripheral surfaces. Thismovement is restrained and the receptacle is thereby supported in itspredetermined positions by the engagement with the peripheral surfacesof the wheels 12 of the operative surfaces of pallet-shaped cams 28which are mounted adjacent to the lower side of the rear end of thereceptacle. In the illustrated embodiment two cams are employed and theyare journaled upon stud shafts 27 carried by arms or brackets 26 whichare rigidly secured to the fertilizer receptacle. The operative surfaceof each cam is formed with a shoulder 28,

its portion on one side of said shoulder being in a higher plane thanthe portion on the other side thereof and the line of demarcationbetween said portions being abrupt. The calns in rotating thereby raiseand drop the receptacle 21 as its successive high and low portions passbetween the shafts 27 and the peripheries of the wheels 12, and, as thelowest or reduced portions of the cams are arranged immediately adjacentto the widest portions thereof, said cams in rotating pass suddenly fromone of its said portions to the other thereby imparting correspondingmovement to the receptacle and causing a series of sharp jerks or suddenmovement to be given the latter at each rotation of the cams. Thereceptacle 21 has its outlet arranged at its lower rear end and itsbottom is inclined rearwardly to said outlet so as to induce a flow ofthe material toward the latter. The material is thereby most effectivelydischarged from the receptacle.

It will be noted that in the illustrated embodiment the cams are carriedby the receptacle, the correlation of parts being such in saidembodiment, that arms 26, forming simple projections from thereceptacle, are adequate to serve as means connecting the cams with thereceptacle when they are carried thereby. The cams are arranged out ofvertical alinement with the pivots of the receptacle.

It is often desirable to allow the seeding mechanism to operateindependently of the I fertilizer dist-ributer, or to allow the wheels12 to rotate'without affecting the movement of the fertilizerreceptacle. The means herein shown for accomplishing this comprises alever 85 pivoted upon one of the uprights 18 and having a cam portion 36which engages a lug or abutment 37 carried by the fertilizer receptacle.This lever is rocked by means of a link 88, which is pivoted at itsforward end to the lever and extends rearwardly, passing through a loop40 carried by one of the handle members of the machine. At its rearextremity the link 30 is bent to form a handle 39 arranged where it maybe conveniently grasped by the operator. Intermediate of its ends and ata point adjacent to the loop 4L0 the link 38 is provided with a shoulderor offset 42 which when drawn through the loop engages the sides of thelatter and prevents return movement of the link 38 and the lever 35.

When it is desired to out off the discharge of the fertilizer, the link38 is drawn rear- 'wardly and rocks the lever 35. This raises thefertilizer receptacle and the cams 28 out of contact with the peripheryof the wheels 12. The offset 42 prevents return of the lever 35 to itsformer position until it is desired to again discharge the fertilizingmaterial, whereupon the link 38 is lifted to release the offset 42 fromthe loop 40, the fertilizer receptacle and the cam 48 falling by gravityinto their operative positions.

While the foregoing means for causing the discharge of the material fromthe receptacle is especially well adapted to accomplish the severalpurposes of this invention, it will be understood that my invention isnot restricted thereto, but is capable of many changes, variations, andmodifications within the spirit of the invention and the scope of thesubjoined claims.

The fertilizer distributer as already stated is herein shown asassociated with a seed planter having a frame and supporting wheels, andin practice is driven directly from the wheels of the planter, but itwill befully understood that my invention contemplates also the use ofthe distributer independent of. said planting means and furthercontemplates as being within its spirit the use of the receptacle as ameans for distributing other than fertilizing material.

What I claim is 1. In a machine of the class described, a wheeled frame,a receptacle movably mounted upon the frame, and a journaled cam carriedby the receptacle adapted to engage the periphery of the wheel.

2. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a wheel supporting theframe, a re ceptacle pivotally mounted upon the frame, and a camjournaled upon the receptacle, and adapted to engage the periphery ofthe wheel.

3. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a wheel supporting theframe, an upright carried by the frame, a receptacle pivotally mount-edupon the upright, and a cam journaled upon the receptacle, and adaptedto engage the periphery of the wheel.

4. Ina machine of the class described, a

frame, a wheel supporting the frame, a receptacle movably mounted uponthe frame,

and a pallet-shaped cam journaled upon the receptacle and adapted toengage the periphery of the wheel.

5. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a wheel supporting theframe, an upright extending upwardly from the frame, a receptaclepivotally carried by the upright, an arm carried by the receptacle, anda cam' journaled upon the arm and adapted to engage the wheel.

6. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a wheel supporting theframe, an upright carried by the frame, a receptacle pivotally mountedupon the upright, an arm carried by the receptacle, and apallet-shapedcam journaled upon the arm and adapted to engage the wheel.

7 In a machine of the class described, a frame, a wheel supporting theframe, an upright extending upwardly from the frame, a receptaclepivotally mounted upon the frame, a cam carried by the receptacleadaptedto engage the periphery of the periphery of the wheel, a lever pivotedintermediate the ends of the upright, and an abutment carried by thereceptacle in engagement with said lever.

8. In a machine of the class described, a'

frame, a wheel supporting the frame, an upright extending upwardly fromthe frame, a receptacle pivotally mounted upon the upright, an armcarried by the receptacle, a cam journaled upon the arm and adapted toengage the periphery of the wheel, a lever pivoted intermediate the endsof the upright, an abutment carried by the receptacle in engagement withsaid lever, and means convenient to the hand of the operator adapted tomove the lever.

9. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having aground-engaging wheel, a movably-mounted receptacle adjacent to theperipheral surface of said wheel, and a journaled cam interposed betweenthe peripheral surface of the wheel and the receptacle and so correlatedtherewith as to impart jogging or vibratory motion to the latter fromthe former.

10. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle movably mounted on the frame and ajournaled element which is rotatably engaged with the periphery of thewheel, said receptacle, element and wheel being so correlated that theelement serves as a support for the receptacle from the'wheel and saidelement having its surface which is engaged with the wheel formed toimpart vibratory movement to the receptacle.

11. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle movably mounted on the frame and arotative element operatively related to the receptacle and having ashouldered surface which engages the periphery of the wheel.

12. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a movably-mounted receptacle carried by the frameand tending to move toward said wheel, and a rot-ative ele ment betweenthe wheel and the receptacle,

said rotative element having its operative surface engaged with theperiphery of the wheel and being so correlated with the receptacle thatit will be pressed against the wheel by the latter and having itsoperative surface adapted to impart jogging or vibratory motion to thereceptacle.

1?). In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame havinga groundengaging wheel, a receptacle pivotally connected eccentricallywith the frame, and a journaled cam which is engaged with the peripheralsurface of said wheel and is so connected with the receptacle as toimpart jogging or vibratory movement to the latter from said surface.

14. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle pivotally connected eccentricallywith the frame, and a journaled cam which is engaged with the peripheralsurface of said wheel and is so connected with the receptacle as toimpart jogging or vibratory movement to the latter from said surface,said cam having a shoulder and its high and low parts arranged adjacentthereto.

15. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a movably-mounted receptacle carried by the frameand tending to move toward said wheel, said receptacle having aprojection, and a cam which is carried by said projection and is pressedagainstthe periphery of the wheel by the receptacle, said cam beingadapted to give vibratory or jogging movement to the receptacle from theperiphery of the wheel.

16. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a movably-mounted receptacle carried by the frameand tending to move toward said wheel, said receptacle having aprojection, and a cam which is carried by said projection and is pressedagainst the periphery of the wheel by the receptacle, said cam havingits operative surface formed with a shoulder and its high and low partsarranged adjacent thereto.

17. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle which is pivotally connectedeccentrically with the frame and is arranged adjacent to the wheel andhas a projection, and a cam carried by said projection and pressedagainst the periphery of the wheel by thereceptacle.

18. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle carried by the frame and arrangedwith its lower rear corner adjacent to the peripheral surface of thewheel, said receptacle being pivoted near its upper rear corner, and ajournaled cam carried by the receptacle and ar'anged adjacent to thelower rear corner of the lat-ter with its operative surface inengagement with the peripheral surface of the wheel.

19. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle pivotally mounted on the frame andarranged adjacent to the peripheral surface of the wheel, and ajournaled cam so correlated with the receptacle and said surface as tobe adapted to give vibratory or jogging movement to the former fro-m thelatter, said cam being disposed out of vertical line with the pivotalpoint of the receptacle.

20. In a machine of the character set forth, a supporting frame having agroundengaging wheel, a receptacle pivotally mounted on the frame andarranged adjacent to the peripheral surface of the wheel, and ajournaled cam so correlated with the receptacle and said surface as tobe adapted to give vibratory or jogging movement to the former from thelatter, said cam being disposed out of vertical line with the pivotalpoint of the receptacle, and having its operative surface formed with ashoulder and its high and low points adjacent to said shoulder.

21. In a machine of the character set forth, a frame having a supportingwheel, a receptacle movably mounted on the frame, means for vibratingthe receptacle, including a cam j ournaled between said receptacle andthe wheel and in engagement with the periphery of the wheel, and meansfor moving the same out of engagement with the wheel, comprising a leverpivoted to the frame, an abutment carried by the receptacle and inengagement with said lever, and means for rocking said lever.

22. In a machine of the character set forth, a frame having a supportingwheel, a receptacle movably mounted on the frame, means for vibratingthe receptacle, including a cam journaled between said receptacle andthe wheel, and in engagement with the periphery of the wheel, and meansfor mov ing the same out of engagement with the wheel, comprising alever pivoted intermediate its ends and having a cam portion, anabutment carried by the receptacle in en gagement with the cam portionof the lever, and a link connected to the lever and provided with anoffset adapted to engage a portion of the frame to hold the link in oneof its ad usted positions.

23. In a machine of the character set forth, a frame, a supporting wheelfor said frame having a smooth periphery, a distributer, comprising areceptacle pivotally mounted upon the frame and a rotative cam actuatedby the periphery of the Wheel for Vibrating the receptacle.

24. In a machine of the character set forth, a frame and a supportingWheel ceptacle and rotated by frictional contact with the periphery ofthe Wheel, and means 10 for moving the cam out of contact With saidWheel. 7

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GYRIL B. CLARK. Witnesses:

W. P. VENHOFF, F. M. BEDDING.

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